The garden pavilion next to Schwarzwald Hall was a surprisingly cozy and secluded place, though perhaps Arne should have expected as much. If there was one thing House Tannburg was known for, it wa...
2024-11-11 19:49:48 +0000 UTC View Post…third generation of students, ten years… communing with spirits of the land, Gods of Eld… Mandrake shavings and thornapple leaves… Lord of Storm and Thunder…
Arne compared...
2024-11-09 00:29:04 +0000 UTC View PostHeinrich von Eisenberg-Launow, Housemaster of Eisengrund Hall, sat in his office, face buried in his hands. After a few moments of silent despair, he asked the obstinate Princess across the desk a ...
2024-11-07 02:04:07 +0000 UTC View PostJerzy Nowak was beyond elated. Not only was his favorite student much more receptive than he had dared hope for – no, said student had also inadvertently proven a theory Jerzy had developed over ...
2024-11-06 00:41:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe distant bells of Halden’s cathedral rang through the air as Arne made his way to Professor Nowak’s office. Sunday mornings were the optimal time for heathen lessons, as the entirety of the ...
2024-11-03 19:15:12 +0000 UTC View PostKatharina fought down the growing urge to flop into her bed and nurse her wounds as she made her way through the library. She had agreed to meet Prince Arnold, after all – and she had a lot to re...
2024-11-01 16:38:44 +0000 UTC View Post‘What have I done to deserve this?’
Katharina felt like the world was conspiring against her. First, the opportunistic Tannburg princess toppled one of her most promising plans w...
2024-11-01 16:36:55 +0000 UTC View PostFinally. My idea of using the neighbors' WiFi did not work out thanks to the layout of the building, but today, my ISP finally sent a technician.
My internet is still... not good...
2024-11-01 16:33:04 +0000 UTC View PostAs the title says – My internet has been gone since Sunday morning (thank you, Telekom). Mobile coverage is atrocious if you venture even slightly into the rural areas of Germany, so that is not ...
2024-10-29 18:32:03 +0000 UTC View PostFriedrich stared into his cousin’s eyes, unable to smother the defiance bubbling in his chest.
“You know she started it, damn it! You were there!” he grumbled. 2024-10-24 17:54:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
I finally have internet at my new place. Still very exhausted from hauling all my stuff up to the fourth floor, so I won't get anything done tonight. There will be a chapter tom...
2024-10-22 19:44:09 +0000 UTC View Post“I see you have taken steps to… consolidate your reputation, ‘dearest cousin’,” Matthias said with no small amount of venom. Annoyance. Exasperation.
“I found myself in a...
2024-10-13 15:39:44 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
As you probably noticed, I haven't been able to complete the Friday chapter yet. I'm moving to another city next week, and I just didn't have enough time to concentrate on writi...
2024-10-12 15:04:07 +0000 UTC View PostJerzy Nowak paced around his office excitedly, mentally planning out lessons for the young Prince who might very well become his much-needed benefactor in the future.
Teaching heresy to young...
2024-10-10 05:57:08 +0000 UTC View PostArne felt Katharina’s irritation slowly morph into apprehension and distress. Even their two fellow students were nervously shifting in their seats.
“...You’re a sorcerer,” she finall...
2024-10-08 08:57:07 +0000 UTC View Post“He did what…?”
Matthias had just arrived at his private dining table to have a peaceful breakfast after a very hectic week. Instead, his friend and aide Clemens von Rabenberg crushed w...
2024-10-05 04:48:49 +0000 UTC View PostIf he had to describe the lounge in a single word, Arne would call it ‘fluffy’.
‘What is it with Westerners and their faible for unreasonably soft armchairs?’ he t...
2024-10-03 02:09:26 +0000 UTC View PostKatharina stood atop the gallery encompassing the entrance hall, looking out of the huge windows and feeling rather concerned.
What was Prince Arnold planning? It was worrying that he had not...
2024-10-01 03:17:45 +0000 UTC View PostArne studied Katharina from the corner of his eye. Her aura radiated smug satisfaction after doing God-knows-what to the poor girls who had been clumsily tailing them ever since they left Hohenfels...
2024-09-28 23:33:43 +0000 UTC View PostArne repressed the urge to frown for the hundredth time today.
Recently, he found himself hurrying from crisis to crisis. Be it fictitious engagements, silkling soirées, or Friedrich being F...
2024-09-28 23:31:27 +0000 UTC View Post“You said the duel would be interrupted,” Leonhardt growled from his bed, where a gaggle of Sonnenfeld physicians and alchemists were tending to his gruesome injuries.
Maximilian was gett...
2024-09-25 21:33:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe banesilver blade felt comfortably cold underneath Arne’s fingers. The spectators’ auras were muted and dull now, a far cry from the chaotic onslaught he was subjected to moments before.
... 2024-09-25 03:40:44 +0000 UTC View PostArne sat in the Castellan’s office, nervously rubbing his temples.
“Why do you think Maximilian insisted on a public match, Uncle?”
“That is an excellent question, but not one w...
2024-09-23 18:22:06 +0000 UTC View PostMaximilian von Altendorf was livid. Not only had Ludwig, the colossal fool, squandered a golden opportunity to further their plans to deal with the East once and for all. No, he had also s...
2024-09-20 18:46:57 +0000 UTC View Post“Can I be your second? Pleeeaaase?” Friedrich begged with shining eyes.
Arne did not need long to decide. There was only one alternative – and he was unwilling to owe Matthias a gargant...
2024-09-18 15:59:58 +0000 UTC View PostBy the time Katharina managed to calm herself down, it was evening. The light falling in through the tinted window was taking on a distinctly orange tone.
Now that her head was a little bit c...
2024-09-17 23:44:49 +0000 UTC View Post“Any suggestions on where to go from here?” Arne asked, trying to bait out whatever schemes she had cooked up.
“I think you should make a public statement as soon as possible,” Kathar...
2024-09-17 06:37:09 +0000 UTC View PostArne stormed down the stairs and jumped into the arena, his hands quivering with fear and anger. He willed them to stop with a quick burst of magic as he approached his unmoving cousin and knelt do...
2024-09-16 05:51:05 +0000 UTC View PostArne silently cursed himself. He had completely and utterly dropped his guard, and only noticed it when he examined Katharina’s aura directly. It was the aura of a specialist – expertly defined...
2024-09-15 21:40:13 +0000 UTC View Post“Let’s start with a simple enhanced lunge,” Arnold ordered. “Take up the– Ah, I forgot to ask: Which school do you practice? My best guess is Moreau, or maybe Beauvais.”
“Moreau...
2024-09-15 04:14:57 +0000 UTC View Post